One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 848 Gifting the Knife and Leaving
"Ha! Aha!"

Kuina took the long sword Feiying in her hand and slashed at Hiyori, but unfortunately, her speed was not enough and Hiyori dodged it. However, Kuina did not give up. She took a step forward and struck Shangliao from bottom to top with the blade in her hand. At the same time, her body changed into an orc form. Her strength and speed increased greatly. The tip of Feiying pointed directly at Hiyori's eyes.

"Well done!"

Hiyori shouted with joy and instantly drew out the ominous scarlet blade beside her to block Kuina's attack. This was the first time in the past few days that Kuina let Hiyori draw her sword. Her improvement was visible to the naked eye.

"Isshin-ryu! Thrust!"

Kuina did not stop attacking because of Hiyori's praise, but quickly adjusted her center of gravity and rushed towards Hiyori in a very standard posture. This is Isshin-ryu's swordsmanship, the standard, the best standard. There are no fancy moves, but fighting in an upright way. The basics of all swordsmanship can be seen in Isshin-ryu, and this does not mean that Isshin-ryu's swordsmanship is weak. On the contrary, this foundation is where Isshin-ryu's swordsmanship is strong. The stronger the person, the more attention he pays to the foundation, and Isshin-ryu, which has been laying the foundation from the beginning, can be said to be the leader among them.

"But you're still too hasty! You should back off now!"

Hiyori acknowledged that Kuina did not stop attacking in joy, but it was also obvious that Kuina was a little anxious. The correct approach would be for Kuina to retreat, stabilize her own situation, and observe and use Hiyori, rather than continuing to attack as she did now.

Hiyori wielded the ominous scarlet blade with one hand, and with just a horizontal slap she neutralized Kuina's attack, and Kuina herself was knocked out, rolling on the ground for several times before stopping.

"Ahem, I still failed."

Kuina stood up and said somewhat frustratedly that she was in an extremely good condition today and had hoped to at least touch Hiyori for a moment, but although she succeeded in making Hiyori draw her sword, she was unable to go any further.

"That's pretty good. After all, you've only just eaten the fruit. Your physical fitness is fine now. What you need to do next is very simple. Just keep practicing until you're able to go out to sea. You've read the training methods and evaluation standards I wrote for you. Practice slowly. Don't think about becoming fat all at once. That's impossible."

Hiyori walked up to Kuina and patted her shoulder.

"Yes! I understand, Master!"

Kuina said as she stood up straight.

"Very good, then I'll give you that sword. Your swordsmanship is characterized by change, speed and skill. The too rigid Wado Ichimonji is not suitable for you. This Hiyakura is more suitable for you. You can keep it. No one here needs it anyway."

Hiyori said generously, everyone agreed with this point anyway, there was no need to worry too much about a commodity-level weapon, after all, old Thorin was here. In theory, Hundred Beasts could continue to produce commodity-level weapons, so a Feiying that might no longer be on the latest weapon rankings could be given away.

"Is this really okay?"

Kuina looked at the long sword in her hand and said, indeed, she also felt that the Hiyakura was more suitable for her. It was lighter, and more suitable for chopping than the Wado Ichimonji, which was more suitable for chopping. Compared with the Wado Ichimonji, which was more forward-centered, the Hiyakura was lighter overall and had a more backward-centered weapon, which was more suitable for Kuina. After all, although Kuina became Hiyori's apprentice, Hiyori had no intention of letting Kuina learn her giant swordsmanship. The use of a broadsword was different from that of a normal samurai sword, and one needed to practice from an early age. And it was obvious that Kuina was not suitable for a broadsword. Everyone had their own way to go. Even if Hiyori learned Lily's swordsmanship, the development directions of the two were not exactly the same. Lily, who had both speed and strength and could defeat the opponent head-on, and Hiyori, who focused on speed, attacked from all angles, making it difficult for the opponent to take care of both ends, each had his own path.

Kuina's weapon is a combination of speed and technique. Feiying doesn't have many special features, but it is a light and easy-to-control sword, which is indeed the most suitable weapon for Kuina at present.

"Don't worry, just take it. This kind of weapon is not as valuable as you think. You may not be aware of the frequency of updates to the weapon rankings in recent years. It is different from the past ten years when it was updated every five years now. This is because there are too many weapons on the sea in recent years, making the selection too difficult. So don't think that this is very expensive or that is very expensive every day. Once you go out to sea, you will know that these are actually nothing."

Hiyori said nonchalantly, to be honest, her Ominous Crimson Blade also helped the people who ranked the weapons, after all, two great weapons were melted and recast into the weapons in her hands, which was also an indirect help. Although her Ominous Crimson Blade was still rated as a great weapon, Hiyori knew that her weapon actually had an ability that many weapons dreamed of, and that was growth. Even Thorin didn't expect at first that the Ominous Crimson Blade had such an ability besides scattering cherry blossoms when it was swung. As Hiyori's strength increased, the Ominous Crimson Blade would most likely become stronger. Even if it couldn't become a supreme great weapon-level sword, it would be the most powerful sword in the weapon-level.

"Well, well, I won't let this weapon down!" Kuina nodded and said. In addition to training with Hiyori these days, she also took a few days of classes from Robin. This made her truly understand how arrogant Hiyori and others are.

"Very good, that's right. But Kuina, in addition to coming here to check on your training results over the past few days, I also have something else to tell you. We are ready to leave."

After Hiyori nodded in satisfaction, she said to Kuina.

"Hey??? Are we leaving now?"

After being stunned for a moment, Kuina shouted in surprise, It’s only been a few days?

"We have been here for a long time. Normally we don't stay on an island for more than a week. This time we have been here for almost a month and a half. It's time for us to leave."

Hiyori was a little reluctant to leave Kuina, after all, this was her apprentice! The first apprentice she had! Hiyori was still a child after all, and faced with this situation, she definitely didn't want to leave, but they had indeed stayed too long, and it was time for them to leave.

"Well, I didn't expect time to pass so quickly. It feels like only a few days have passed."

Kuina nodded and said that she also knew that she had no reason to stop Hiyori and the others. The help Hiyori and the others had given her was already unimaginable, and she should not ask for more.

"Don't be sad. This is for you. This is my life card. When you go out to sea in the future, you can bring it to find me. I am looking forward to the day when I see you again."

Hiyori smiled and handed Kuina an ordinary note. It was the only life card that Hiyori made. This kind of thing could only be given to the closest people. Especially for pirates, after all, if it fell into the hands of the navy by accident, they would have to endure almost endless pursuit.

"Yes! I will never let you down, Master! I will also prove to my father that girls can also become strong swordsmen! That person is his daughter!"

Kuina raised her head and looked at Hiyori, and said very seriously.

"Very good, then don't let me down, I'll be waiting for you."

Finally, Hiyori patted Kuina's shoulder and walked towards the pier without looking back. They had agreed long ago that they would leave today in order to prevent another farewell party from being held to see them off. Although they really liked to hold parties, they still had to be more or less restrained.

"Master! I will definitely go out to sea to find you in the future! Wait for me!"

Just as Hiyori boarded the catapult, Kuina ran over, followed by Koshiro, Zoro, and a group of villagers. All of them came to see Yamato and the others off.

"It seems that we have never been driven away along the way, right? We were always sent away by others. Even in Kokosia Village, we ran away on our own."

Yamato said helplessly that this seemed a little different from the pirate life she imagined.

(End of this chapter)